★萬聖節繪本推薦★厭世小猩猩繪本系列★紐約時報暢銷繪本萬聖節可說是一年之中最可怕的夜晚，而且當天叢林也變得不太一樣，不過吉姆小猩猩和他的叢林夥伴還是決定鼓起勇氣進行「不給糖就搗蛋」的活動，可是不斷的聽到敲敲敲還有詭異的笑聲，甚至奇怪的味道，到底是甚麼事情嚇得他們連糖果都可以放棄而拔腿就跑呢....INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - Grumpy Monkey and his jungle friends are trick-or-treating on Halloween amid strange noises and mysterious smells. Along the way, they are reminded that nothing can be scarier than returning home with no treats. Two pages of full-color stickers are included for extra fun! On the spookiest night of the year, Jim Panzee and his jungle friends brave the dark to collect treats. Not only does the jungle look different at night, it sounds different. What's that knock-knock-knock and that HAHA HAHA HAHA? And the smell? PEE-YEW! "Don't be scared," they tell Jim. But then two glowing eyes flash overhead, and looking for treats is almost abandoned. Halloween in the jungle can be even scarier than trick-or-treating in your own neighborhood.
未來新加坡執政黨會否開啟國家民主化新時代？旅港新加坡學者之城邦國家政治沉思錄• 新加坡的威權管治模式正處於何種困境？• 為何新加坡執政黨崇尚精英主義，卻會利用民粹主義，以應對社會聲音？• 為何新加坡執政黨需要主動開啟國家民主化新時代？後李光耀時代的新加坡政治，一直受各界注視。在二〇二〇年大選，新加坡人民行動黨依然贏得選舉，繼續執政，但其得票率下降約百分之十，反對黨所得國會議席數目增至歷史新高，共得十席。對於未來新加坡政治會有何種走向，各界分析未有定論。評論者間漸有的共識是，新加坡管治模式已現暗湧，人民行動黨政府需要變革，以應對新的國家政治氣候轉變。新加坡未來政治想像，可概分為兩類：第一類，以人民行動黨為中心；第二類，以新加坡社會為中心。《威權政治之困境——新加坡未來政治想像》的兩位作者、新加坡學者施仁喬（Cherian George）與劉浩典（Donald Low）主張前者。他們肯定人民行動黨過去的治績，亦認為未來新加坡國家發展仍能受益於其強有力的管治風格，故此他們在《威權政治之困境——新加坡未來政治想像》之中，直指人民行動黨政府治國方式的各種弊端，希望喚起其善意，使之明白，建構更為平等與公義的社會，發展更為民主與公平的政經制度，拓展政治多元空間，增強政府的問責度，皆合乎新加坡的國家乃至執政黨利益。他們相信，若然人民行動黨政府能夠及早利用其管治優勢，自內而外推動變革，從執政黨乃至國家前途角度看，這都將會是最佳情景。在新加坡之內，《威權政治之困境——新加坡未來政治想像》的觀點不一定會盡得掌聲，但在華文世界之中，這是立足於新加坡本土、理解新加坡政治生態特質與轉變的重要參考文本。專文推薦P•W•普雷斯頓（P. W. Preston，英國伯明翰大學政治社會學系榮休教授，Singapore after Lee Kuan Yew作者之一。）韓俐穎（Kirsten Han，新加坡獨立記者）黃偉豪（香港中文大學數據科學及政策研究課程主任）李鎮邦（香港理工大學應用社會科學系助理教授）
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When Lee Kuan Yew speaks, presidents, prime ministers, diplomats, and CEOs listen. Lee, the founding father of modern Singapore and its prime minister from 1959 to 1990, has honed his wisdom during more than fifty years on the world stage. Almost single-handedly responsible for transforming Singapore into a Western-style economic success, he offers a unique perspective on the geopolitics of East and West. American presidents from Richard Nixon to Barack Obama have welcomed him to the White House; British prime ministers from Margaret Thatcher to Tony Blair have recognized his wisdom; and business leaders from Rupert Murdoch to Rex Tillerson, CEO of Exxon Mobil, have praised his accomplishments. This book gathers key insights from interviews, speeches, and Lee's voluminous published writings and presents them in an engaging question and answer format.Lee offers his assessment of China's future, asserting, among other things, that "China will want to share this century as co-equals with
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